garden sorrel

1. 1.

   low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves

   SynonymsFrench sorrelRumex scutatus

   Broaderdock

   PartsFrench sorrel
2. 2.

   European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens

   Synonymssour dockRumex acetosa

   Broaderdock

   Partssorrel

Questions about garden sorrel

What does garden sorrel mean?

garden sorrel means "low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for garden sorrel?

Close synonyms include French sorrel, Rumex scutatus, sour dock, Rumex acetosa. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is garden sorrel a common word?

garden sorrel is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.